:: The only blueberries that we could ate before the mama robin that made her nest in a cornice near our house came and emptied our bushes... Baby robins fed biodynamic blueberries must be pretty healthy! ::

:: Mais on a amplement de kale russe! :::: But we have way enough red russian kale ::

:: On a very warm day, my little fairies thought that it would be a nice idea to make some lemonade for the workers who are building a house behind ours. They great deed has been highly appreciated! They even received some money from them... with which they wanted to each buy a butter croissant. The first time they buy something with their own money! ::

:: A heat wave dinner : Rainier cherries and purslane, a green that Jennifer introduced to me. I knew it's wild counterpart, but its strong taste did not please me. Cultivated, it is much milder and really delicious. My body appreciates the light raw meals during a heat wave. I could not eat any differently! ::

... instead of trying to put to bed 3 little girls in a overheated room, we put the canoe on the car, drove 5 minutes (yes, 5 minutes!! It feels like the Yukon!) and went paddling! It was windy and perfect! Just what we needed!

And the girls went for a swim after a beautiful sunset. It was almost dark when they got out. Do you remember swimming in a lake at night when you were little? I sure do! And it was in that exact same lake, with the exact same smell, and the exact same smile. And that makes me totally giddy!

And because I love that my girls are different than most kids their age, I am flirting with the idea of writing a book about homeschooling, in French! I want families to realize that they don't have to send their children to school and that homeschooling totally rocks! So tell me, what would you like to see in a book like that? By the way, it will not be a curriculum, but a book about slow education, explaining why homeschooling matters.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

My friend Elke who lives in Australia came up with a great idea: to have our two homeschooling families become penpals. I had a penpal from Corea when I was young and loved the experience, so I was quite excited for my girls to become penpals with Chilli. We just received their first package with a letter, some drawings, a story and beautiful wooden egg prop and a felt wombat. The girls are totally into learning about the animals of Australia. Aïsha already wrote a story about a koala and a kangoroo.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

I love it when people share a secret spot with me... It just happened the other day when my friend Nini brought me to this amazing place at the end of an old road...J'adore ça quand quelqu'un me fait connaître un endroit secret... C'est justement arrivé l'autre jour quand mon amie Nini m'a amené à cet endroit magnifique le long d'une vieille route...

Summer is a tough time for homeschoolers because we are not used to share « our » playground with the rest of the world! We are used to have most places to ourselves, but in the summer we have to live with the crowds and sometimes... we get grumpy!